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1st November 2021, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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You might be right. But the blade on mine had been cleaned ( see area bu the handle). Your handle does show age, and mine does not. But as I said, the handle on mine ( especially the rattan) looks new-ish: organic parts tend to rot and be replaced.
I have read the same info about the source of blades as mentioned by David ( was it in Rawson?). I have never thought about the laminations being used for dating, but it sounds interesting and intriguing. |
2nd November 2021, 03:59 AM | #2 |
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Yes, that was from Rawson. He showed an example in his book. I think Rawson attributes the steel to stolen hoe blades. British tea plantations in Assam and neighboring areas began in the 18th C. These areas are generally considered "iron-poor" so a lot of recycling of old iron/steel occurred, and many weapons were imported from neighboring and distant tribal groups, including the Burmese, Shan, Kachin/Lisu and Achang.
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2nd November 2021, 02:08 PM | #3 |
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Any comments on my Dao? I feel that my post has been visited by a cuckoo bird, LOL.
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2nd November 2021, 02:25 PM | #4 |
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2nd November 2021, 02:33 PM | #5 |
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2nd November 2021, 02:55 PM | #6 |
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Thanks, Colin. There seems to be a significant variation in the length of the handles on these; is there any particular reason for this?
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2nd November 2021, 05:20 PM | #7 | |
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It could also be just a matter of style tradition within that particular tribal group; it should be remembered that tribal peoples in the historic period were often very conservative regarding their material culture. |
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24th November 2021, 06:10 PM | #8 |
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And Another One.
It seems that things tend to come in bunches; here is another Naga Dao that recently became available to me. It is different from the previous one listed in that it has a ridge across the blade on one side; maybe vestiges of a repurposed tool.
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